The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
CITY NOTES.

IL il reported that the West End Hotel |
at Orlando was burned Thursday night.
Two Cubans quarreled and fought at
Tampa, Thursday. and one Of them is
dead.
The members of the Putnam Alert
Hose Co., No L.. are requested to meet
1t engine room tomorrow Sunkay after
noon ut O'Clock.
We regret to learn of the severe illness
Of Mr.. James NJ. NJ. Erskine, Of Inter
lachen. Mr. Erskine has many friends
in PaIatka who would be glad to hear OF
his speedy recovery.
The steamer Georgia, which has been
In Jacksonville for the past day or two
having broken wheel repaired, will be
back on her old route between Palatka
and Drayton Island to-day.
John Thompson will be with us on
next Tuesday evening, when he proposes
to carry his audience on blues-destroy-
ing tour Around the World" The
usual fare will be charged for the round
trip.
Mr.: j. F. Coleman, of the Southern
Express Co., lost roll containing $45 be-
tween the express office and the rear Of
the Putnam House Wednesday morning.
He would like to have the finder call
upon him.
Mr.. T. F. Hussey, agent of the j. 7.
4 K. w. Railroad, will sell tickets for
the excursion over the st. Johns & Hall
fax Railroad for tomorrow. He will
have the tickets on sale until the ferry
boat leaves for Rolleston.
New Irish potatoes are coming into
market rather slowly, though they sell
for 81 per peck. The sale is little slow
at those rates, but still not few Of our
citizens are feasting on them. There is a
good demand for all kinds of vegeta-
bles.
Capt. A. ". Edwards was called to his
home, near Leesburg, yesterday, by a
telegram announcing the severe illness
Of his daughter. Capt. Manning. conse-
quently, took charge of the steamer
Okeehumkee and carried her up the
Ocklawaha river for this trip. We hope
to hear Of the speedy recovery of the
Captains daughter.
The first instalment of the long wanted
rain arrived yesterday. Only enough
fell to sprinkle the streets and dampen
the bottoms of the empty cisterns. The
day was chilly, but the clouds seemed
heavy, and it will probably warm up to-
day and give us d good rain. A regular
trash mover is about what would fill the
bill for this section.
Another Of those delightful Sunday
excursions will be given by the st. Johns
h Halifax Railroad tomorrow. The
fare for the round trip will be only 81.
and a better or cheaper opportunity will
never be afforded our citizens to go over
and take in the beauties of the Halifax
coast. The train will leave Palatka at
$50 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Messrs. J. Zimmerman, agent at Gin
cinnati of the Adams Express Company,
w. H. Clayton and ID. f. Jack, of the
Southern Express Company. left here
yesterday for st. Augustine. expecting
to return in a day or two. The express
authorities are trying to make arrange
ments to carry cars OF Florida vegetables
through to Cincinnati without rehand-
ling en- route.
The ticket put out by the Republican
mass meeting Thursday night was the
topic OF conversation ON the streets yes
terday. OF course, the friends of the
ticket say that it will go through election
day ~ slick as it did through the con
vention. but those who oppose it are con
hdent that not man on it can be elect
ed. We shall see what we shall se,
pretty soon, and the fight will begin il
earnest. 30 soon as the opposition ticke
Ii put in the field
Fine Wines.